Amid challenges, the State Board of Elections voted 4-0 on Thursday to reject the 3,897 petitions Savage filed to create the "Change Albany Now!" line for her run against incumbent Sen. Hugh Farley, R-Niskayuna.

Savage also failed Tuesday in her attempt to run on the Conservative line. She is now running on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines. Farley is running on the Republican, Independence and Conservative party lines.

"We think it's completely hypocritical to run on a Change Albany Now line to begin with; she's the ultimate Albany insider," said Kelly Cummings, a spokeswoman for Farley, noting Savage and her husband have been lobbyists.

"We're focused on Nov. 2, because the voters who signed this petition to start a line to change Albany are going to vote to change Albany whether this line is in the voting booth or not," said Savage spokesman Travis Proulx, who noted Farley is a 34-year incumbent. "The only person in the world who doesn't seem to understand the need to change Albany is Hugh Farley."